APPLE MAINSTAGE AS VST PORTABLE
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I am happy with the quality of the sounds and how easily you can layer 2 different sounds together. Sounds: I think the sounds on the keyboard are pretty good. These features are typically found on midi controllers. The knobs can be assigned per 'scene' so you can have one scene for controlling Native Instrument VSTs, another for controlling IK Multimedia VSTs, etc.

It also has many knobs that you can assign to different midi controllers. You can also modify the sounds (attack, delay, release, etc) and easily layer the sounds which makes it more like a synth. Most digital piano have under 20 sounds This one has thousands which makes it more like a keyboard. Hybrid Features: This is classified as a digital piano. The speakers are loud enough for an average living room but when playing with a band you will need an external speaker to hear yourself. I rarely turn on my studio monitors and usually just play with the built in speakers.

Built in Speakers: The speakers, while small, are actually pretty good. I would like to buy a spare power supply to keep in my gig bag but can't find one. I have heard some complain about this but again I think the lighter weight is worth the trade off.just don't forget your power supply when going to a gig.if you do, you can't simply use a normal power cable to plug in the keyboard. The keyboard also has an external DC power supply. This gives it a cheaper feel but I think the trade off is worth it. Weight: In order to make it light, Roland made the body out of plastic instead of metal/wood. Some people say it is slow but I have not found this to be an issue. It is so much easier to take to and from events. This keyboard is about half the weight of other 88 key weighted keyboards.

APPLE MAINSTAGE AS VST PORTABLE

I was looking to replace my Alesis QS8 keyboard and was looking for one that was more portable and that had more 'knobs' so I could control software synths and VSTs. Ultimately, the sounds and patches in MainStage and Logic are the same it's just how you use them that are different between each program.I have been very happy with this keyboard. It's basically Ableton's session view within Logic. I use Logic in live situations more than ever now for backing track playback, because Live Loops lets you really easily create a session where you can trigger certain sections of a song and bounce around between sections really easily. However, the line was just recently blurred between MainStage and Logic with the Live Loops feature. If you are playing an electric drum pad or keyboard in a live situation and want to have all your studio sounds at your fingertips without having to click through a bunch of menus to make changes on the fly, MainStage is a really good way to achieve that. It allows you to take a VST, apply some effects, and design your own UI layout, with the controls you need right on screen, and nothing you don't need.

APPLE MAINSTAGE AS VST SERIES

It also makes it very easy to program a series of presets, one after the other, for quick switching of sounds and patches between songs. It is designed to be lighter and use less of your CPU than Logic would.

The best way I can describe it is this: MainStage is set up to take the sounds and instrument plugins that you can use in Logic, and streamlines the UI for ease of use during a live situation. I am a drummer, keyboardist, and playback engineer (backing tracks) that uses Ableton and MainStage live, and Logic in the studio.

Apple mainstage as vst